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Aug 19th, 2020, 17:49 | #1 |
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Keyless car theft: new method?
I read this on e Belgian newssite, so it's in dutch:https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020/08...-auto-geen-og/
A family that made a stop on a highway parking during their trip in France was scammed in a way that is new to me. The key was copied during the stop and a tyre was punctured. When they drove off, TPMS reported a flat tyre. After they stopped, some bystanders (members of a gang) offered to help and others lured them away from the car. This gave the thieves time enough to open the car and steal wallets and valuables. This method seems to indicate that the keys should best always be kept in a safety pouch, not only during the night when the car is on the drive. I understand that this can also happen with the "go to sleep" key. I also understand that the car itself could get stolen afterwards if the thieves would follow it. The make of the car isn't mentioned in the article.
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Aug 19th, 2020, 19:48 | #2 |
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Some manufacturers have gone over to putting the key to sleep to stop the scanning and transponding to the car. When the key is moving, it will not go to sleep and can be copied and the car opened.
Only with the measurement of the signal length the car can determine how close the key actually is. This method is only done by a couple of manufacturers yet. I do not think Volvo is amongst them. |
Aug 19th, 2020, 20:57 | #3 |
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The new Volvo keys do go to sleep when not moving, if you want you can replace your existing keys with the new ones, at a hell of a cost probably
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I may be naive, probably because I live in a country with a fairly low criminality rate, but I see a lot of people here worrying about care security. I noticed there are some differences between insurance policies, but doesn’t the insurer refund you the whole amount if the care is stolen? Aren’t your expensive stuff (phones, tablets, etc) already covered by some other form of insurance? Do you travel with cash in your wallets?
I’m not trying to criticize, just want to understand the differences
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Aug 19th, 2020, 22:45 | #5 |
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Well yes in theory but you pay your excess and when you come to re insure you have to declare a total loss on a car which will put up your insurance a significant amount for the next 3-5 years. Then of course your insurer will pay you as little as possible for it. Then the money you’re going to lose buying a new car. Plus all the hassle it creates.
So it’s always a nightmare scenario...!
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Quote:
as described in the story of the tourists that were robbed.
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Just pop the bonnet and take the distributor cap with you when you leave your car for the night?
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I lived in Nottm in the mid 90s and had a Vauxhall Belmont 1.6 (Imagine an Astra but a lot uglier). I used to take the rotor arm out of the distributor every night. It was the only way of being reasonably sure that the car would still be there in the morning......
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